Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities have charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks. It comes more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for drills. The five were University of Michigan students at
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Four men are dead and two others are recovering from wounds after gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and opened fire. Officials in the north-central state of Guanajuato said Wednesday that the killings occurred late Tuesday in the city of Salamanca. There was no immediate information on the conditions
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen, Curt Devine and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida are working quickly to ensure voters can still securely cast early ballots, despite the devastating storm impacts of Hurricane Helene that have in some cases left them without power, water and cell service. Potential solutions in the
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The City of La Quinta is releasing new details on the long-delayed Talus luxury resort development off Avenue 52 and Jefferson Street. The City Attorney Bill Ihrke presented the city council with an update on the project Tuesday evening and the city’s efforts to defend its interest in the Robert Green Company’s bankruptcy case. READ THE TALUS TIMELINE HERE TO UNDERSTAND THE
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A massive port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts has entered its third day — and has the potential to become one of America’s most disruptive work stoppages in recent times. If the strike drags on, you can expect some shortages of perishable items that the US
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard expects to be fined by the NFL for his celebration after a catch against Denver last Sunday that included what officials deemed to be a gun-like gesture. Lazard called the situation “very, very silly.” The wide receiver said his
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round was backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank, according to a source familiar with
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round was backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank, according to a source familiar with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal
Continue ReadingCanadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for sexual maltreatment. The Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced the suspension Wednesday. The ban is a result of an investigation into an allegation that Sorensen sexually assaulted an American figure skating coach and former skater in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2012.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is counseling Israel to take a proportional response to this week’s barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles, voicing opposition to a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in the hopes of preventing the conflict that has erupted in the region from widening further. American
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — A federal judge in Washington, DC, released a filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s office that provides the most comprehensive narrative to date of the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump. It weaves together what prominent witnesses told a federal grand jury and the FBI about the former president,
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting 48 Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police. The settlement was approved Wednesday by the Maryland Board of Public Works and will include changes to how applicants are tested.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press John Savage says he checked on his grandparents in their bedroom as Hurricane Helene roared outside. Just minutes later, he says they were killed by a tree that fell and crushed their bedroom. Marcia and Jerry Savage are two of the more than 150 people killed because of the storm and its aftermath.
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A 20-year-old man who caused a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Desert Hot Springs pleaded guilty today and received a sentence including 24 months of probation. Mason Poling entered a guilty plea to a count of hit-and-run causing injury or death Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to case records.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Falling trees and raging floods from Hurricane Helene killed more than 150 people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. People died in six states: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Among them were two
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — 1 of 2 doctors charged in the Matthew Perry death investigation pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti has accused three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile political stability. The Unit for Combating Corruption says that Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Louis Gérald Gilles are accused
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela is stepping away from his broadcast duties with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the rest of the season so the former major league pitcher can focus on his health. Valenzuela, who turns 64 on Nov. 1, is a Spanish language broadcaster for LA. The team said Wednesday he is
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